Presser-foot for sewing-machines.



J. BERGER; JR.- PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

' APPL| CATION FILED DEC.30,1916. 1,294,226.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

M QV J. BERGER, JR. PRESSER FOOT FOR SEWING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED D EC-"SO, 1916'. 1,294,226. Patented Feb. 11,1919.

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GOMPANY, on onrcnso, ILLINOIS, A conronnrron or ILLINOIS' ,sse'mme FOR SEWING-MACHINES. i

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, JosnrH'BnRcE n, Jr.,

a'citizen of the UnitedfStates, residing at Utica, in-the county-'jof Oneida, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ,Presser-Feet for Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in a presser foot for sewing machines, and more partlcularly to a presser ,with means for positively insuring that the edge of the upper portions of the fabricsections shall lie within the limits of the stitching mechanism;

A further object of the invention is to provide a presser foot of the above character with a portion thereof in -front-of the needle opening projecting below the remainder of thejsurface of the presser foot and adapted to co'iip'erate with the depressinn in the .throat plate '"for guiding the fabric section having the lower overlapped portion in a plane below the fabric section having the upper overlapped position. so as tofacilitate the overlapping of the fabric sections. 2' I 1 A still further object of the invention is to provide a presser foot-of the above char acter with a main section and'ian auxiliary yielding section arranged side loy side and adapted to engage, respectively,- the fabric sections whichare to be united, and also to provide said main section with a yielding part located wholly in frontzof the needle opening in the presser foot.

Specification of Letters Pateht. Patented Ft 3b. ap liatiofmed December 30, 1916. Serial in; 139,820.

obvious and will in fully disclosed.

In the drawings, illustration one embodiment of the inven= t1on 9 Figure 1 is a-top plan view of a presser foot embodying the improvements;

Fig-2 is a bottom plan view of the same Fig. 3 1s a perspective View of-one sec,-

tion of the presser foot;

part be hereinaftermore rosnrn Bnnenn, anhyor uricn, new YonK, assreno'a 'ro n on srncrsnnncninn r M, rein.

which show by way of Fig.4"is a perspective view of the'other section of the presser foot;'

Fig. 5. is aperspective. view showing the. presser foot 1n its relation to the needles, the cross thread stitching mechanism and the work support;

F g. 6 is a view showing, partly in secproved resser-foot and its relation 'to the needles and the work support;

Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview showing the under faceof the presser'fo'ot'; g

Fig; 8 is a sectional view on the line 8--8ofFig.l;m H g1 a 1 Fig. 9 is a sectional view a on the line 9-9ofiFiga1; I

tion and partly in side elevation, my im- Fig. 10 is a sectional vievt on the dine 10 -10 ofFigl;

Fig. 11 is" a-longitudinal sectional view on theline11l- 11 of Fig. 2.

My improved presserfoot "is es pecially adapted for use in the joining by stitching of overlapped fabricsections, The edge:- portions] of thefabric sections to. be joined arelturnedout of the plane of" the fabric sections, and these up-turned portions are placedsidejby side and directed into a slot inthe -presser footwhichextends fromthe front end ofthe resser foot to a point slightly ;.in advance bf the needle openlug-[A trimming mechanism'," including horizontally disposed trimming blades, is adapted to trim the edge'portions lead along 1 the slot. The pressenfoot is rovided with a guiding projection 'exten ing laterally into the slot and located in rear of the] trimming mechanism which operates to positively 'overla the-edge portions after they are trimme The resser foot is also Y provided with means for'insuring that the These and other objects will in part he edge of the upper overlapped'portion shall:

'lie/ i vhblly within-the limits of the stitching mechanism so that it will be fully facilitating the overlapping of the sections.

The presser; foot also has a yielding section in the main section of the foot located in advance of the needle opening which cooperates in guiding the material when passmg over cross seams.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:.

The improved presser foot consists of a supporting shank 1 which is adapted to be attached to the presser bar 9.. The foot portion of the presser foot is formed into .two sections, a main section 3 which is rigidly connected with the shank 1 and an auxiliary section 1 which is yieldingly connected thereto. Said shank l is provided with spaced lugs 5 and 6 between which the shank 7 of the auxiliary section -LL slides. The cap plate 8 holds the shank 7 of the auxiliary presser foot in place. A spring 9 carriedby the shank 1 rests in a groove 10 in the upper end of the shank 7 of the aux- "iliary section of the presser foot and normally forces said section downwardly. Said shank'7 is formed with-a vertical slot 11 through which a pin 12 extendsfor limiting the downward movement of the auxiliary section 4. The sections of, the presser foot are cut-awayor separated so as to form a slot 18 which is adapted to receive the up- 7 turned edges of the fabric sections two fabric ections, indicated at F and F, respecti v The edge portions are turned up, as indieated at f and f, and these upturned-edges are directed into the slot 13. Mounted on the pressor foot is a fixed trim- In F igyf, the drawings, I have shown ming blade 14. Cooperating with this fixed trimming blade is a movable trimming blade 15. This forms a horizontal trimming mechanism which trims the up-turued edges.

The main section 8 of the presser foot is formed with'an opening 16 for the needles of the stitching mechanism. The throat plate; 17 has a depressed section 18, and the auxiliary section 4 of the presser foot has a portion 19 which extends below the lower face of the section 4 and into this depressed 1 \\'llll( the tabrlc guide. 21 is carried by the the up-turncd edges of the, fabric sections into said slot. The depressed section 18 terminates ust In front of the needles, as is clearly-shown 'in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

As the fabric sections leave the trimming portion 7' after it is trimmed is'crowded down underneath the fabric portionff which is held raised by the rib 20.' The "edge portion 7" passes over this guiding member -21. The main section 3 of the presser foot has a laterally projecting fabric guide 22 which extends into the slot 13, and the front curved edge of this fabric guiding member turns down the edge portion f 'onto the turned down portion f. The auxiliary section 4' has a vertically extending part 2st which fits in a cut-away section 25 of the main presser foot section and forms .a part of the wall of the needle opening. This part 21 is of suflicient height so as to extend above the lower 'face of the main section of the presser ,foot even 'when the aux-- iliary section is depressed to its full extent. The part 2% serves to keep the edge of the fabric portion f well within the limits of i the stitching mechanism.

From the above, it will be apparent that my improved p'ressor foot is constructed so as to positively turn down one of the upturned trimmed edge portions, and then turn down the other trimmed edge portion onto the first-named edge portion so that when the edge portions are brought back into the plane of their respective fabric sections they are overlapped. and this occurs litfOd'O they cross the needle opening in the presser foot. The main section 3 of the presser foot is formed with a viclding sec tion This yielding section 25 is carried b v a post 27 attached to a. spring 28 which forces said yielding section 25 down\ \'ardl v lo a limited extent. This yielding section 25 terminates just in rear of the trimming rmechanism. and the purpose of said yielding section is to engage a fabric section lIleflOllt of the needles when the main sec-tionof the press-er foot is raised by a cross seaii'lpassing underneath the same.- This insures that the fabric sections will be properly held and directed to the trimming mechanism when cross wants are passing umha-neath. the presser foot. i It will be noted that-the fabricguide 22 is carried by the sect ion 3 of the presser foot section land that these sections yield relative lo eat-h other. If two thicknesses of fabric pass under the main sectionfi or a cross seam passes underneathithis section, it will rise, while the section t, being indepemlently mounted, will remain on the single ihiclmess'of fabric and this results in separating the guides 21 and-22 120 permit the extra thicknem of fabric to pass through the guide passage formed by these guides 21 and i2 without-,in any waychoking-or clogging the passage. in othenwords, I have in substance, a guide channel which varies in width as the thicknesses in the fabric sections passing underneath the main foot vary.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and the arrangement 'of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention as set forth in the appended claims.

is claimed as new is r l. A'presser foot for sewing machines ineluding in combination, a foot portion havl ing a needle opening and a slot-in front of the needle opening leading from the front end of the presser foot to a point in-advance of the needle opening, said slot being adapt-' ed to. .receive up-turned edge portions of I fabric sections 'which are to be trimmed, means carried by the presser foot for return- .ing the trimmed edge portions to fiat andoverlapped relation before they cross the needle opening, and means located in adlvance-of the needle.- opening and adjacent so thereto for engaging the edge of the upper trimmed {portion for guiding said edge whereby-the same will be directed within the limits bf the stitching mechanism.

2. A presser foot for sewing machines in eluding in combination, a foot portion having a needle opening and a slot extending from the frontend ofthe presser foot to a :point in front'of the needle opening whereby up-turned edge portions of fabric. secao-tions may be directed and trimmed, means for overlapping the trimmed edge portions before they cross the needle opening, said presser foot having a portion in front of the needle openingand'at one side of the slot projecting below the remaining surface of the presser foot and adapted to cooperate with a depressed portion in'the throat plate so that the fabric section engaged thereby will be lead underthe presser foot in a plane 56 lower than the other fabric section for the purposedescribed.

3. A presser foot for sewing machines indluding in combination, a foot portion having a main section and an auxiliary yielding .55 section, said main se'ctionhaving a needle opening therein, said sections being spaced in front of the needleop'eningto form a slot extending from the front end of the foot to a point in front of the needle opening, said 60 slot being adapted to receive up-turned edge portions .of fabric sections which are to be trimmed, said presser foot havingmeans for returning the lip-turned edge portions to flat and overlapped relation before they a cross the needle opening, said main section Having thus described the invention, what opening, said auxiliary section havinga poritions, said main section of the presser foot ofthe presser f'othavin l a"i"ertica'lly"ex-' v tending gportion' adj acent the inner end "of theslot for guiding the edge df theupp'er overlapped port-ion so as to insure said edge: passing within 'the 'lin its ofthe 'stitchingfm e h i .51 .,Z!I..,"J fl ,4. A presser foot for sewing machines ineluding in combination, a foot portion haw ing a main section a'nd'an auxiliary yielding section, said main section having a needle opening therein, said sections being spaced in front of the needle opening to form a slot extending from the front end of the foot to a point in front of the needle opening, said slot being adapted to receive up-- turned edge portions of fabric sections which are to be trimmed, said presser foot having means for overlapping the up-turned' edge portions before they cross the needle tion thereof in front of the needle opening projecting below the mainsnrface'of the auxiliary section and adapted to cooperate with a depressed section of the throat plate for guiding the fabric section engaged therean by in a plane lower than the other fabric section tofacilitate the overlapping of the fabric, sections.

5. A presser foot for sewing machines ineluding in combination, a foot portion having a main section and an auxiliary yielding section, said main section having a needle opening therein, said sections being spaced in front of the needle opening to form a slot extending from the front endof the foot to a point in front of the needle opening, said slot being adapted to receive u'p-turned edge portions of fabric sections which are to be trimmed, said presser foot having means for overlapping the up-turned edge portions before they cross the needle opening, said auxiliary section having a portion theretoo ' of in front of the needle opening projecting below the main surface of the auxiliary sec- 7 tion and adapted to cooperate with a depressed section ofthe throat plate for guiding the fabric section engaged thereby in a plane lower than the other fabric section to facilitate the overlapping of the fabric sechaving a yielding portion located in front of the needle opening and adapted to cooperate with the auxiliary section in holding the fabric'sections when cross seams are passing beneath the presser foot.

6. A presser foot for sewing machines includingin combination afoot portion hav- ,ing a needle. opening and a slot in front of the needle opening leading from the front end of the presser foot to a point in advance 12a of the needle opening, said presser foot beingdivided longitudinally so that the sections of the foot on opposite sides of the slot may vyield independently, guides carried by said respective sections-"for returm ing the trimmed edge portions to flat and vary to accommodate the increased thickoverlapped relation before they cross the ness in the fabric sections. 10 needle opening, said guides being so dis- -In testimony whereof, I affix my signaposed that the movement of one section of ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

the' foot relative to the other caused by the J QSEPH BERGER, J1: varying thicknesses of fabric in the respec- Witnesses:

tive fabric sections being joined will cause A. J. BAECHLE,

the guiding channel between said devices to ARTHUR L. Wincox. 

